What is population, male in Russia?

Population, male in Russia was 66.55 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.

What is the highest population, male recorded in Russia?

The highest recorded value was 69.65 million in 1992.

What is the lowest population, male recorded in Russia?

The lowest recorded value was 53.73 million in 1960.

How does Russia rank for population, male?

Russia ranks 10th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.

Is population, male rising or falling in Russia?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Russia data come from?

The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, male in Russia

Name: Population, male in Russia
Creator: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Russia: Population, male was 66.55 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

66.55 million

Change on year

down 0.2%

World rank

10th

of 215 countries

All-time high

69.65 million

in 1992

All-time low

53.73 million

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2025

Population, male in Russia, 1960–2025

Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population, male in Russia is 66.55 million, measured in 2025.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, male in Russia peaked at 69.65 million in 1992 and was at its lowest, 53.73 million, in 1960.

Russia ranks 10th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	56.76 million	53.73 million	59.12 million	10
1970s	61.31 million	59.41 million	63.54 million	10
1980s	66.53 million	64.05 million	69.12 million	10
1990s	69.41 million	68.90 million	69.65 million	10
2000s	66.97 million	66.03 million	68.54 million	10
2010s	66.89 million	66.08 million	67.54 million	10
2020s	66.95 million	66.55 million	67.45 million	6

Countries ranked near Russia

7 Brazil 104.66 million compare
8 Bangladesh 86.37 million compare
9 Ethiopia 67.88 million compare
11 Mexico 63.98 million compare
12 Japan 60.15 million compare
13 Egypt 59.76 million compare

See the full ranking of 264 places →

More health data for Russia

Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 1.00 million (2025)
Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 960,514 (2025)
Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 909,363 (2025)
Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 986,685 (2025)
Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 934,601 (2025)
Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 991,796 (2025)
Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 939,188 (2025)
Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 937,418 (2025)
Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 878,626 (2025)
Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 928,696 (2025)

All data for Russia →

Frequently asked questions

What is population, male in Russia?: Population, male in Russia was 66.55 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest population, male recorded in Russia?: The highest recorded value was 69.65 million in 1992.
What is the lowest population, male recorded in Russia?: The lowest recorded value was 53.73 million in 1960.
How does Russia rank for population, male?: Russia ranks 10th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is population, male rising or falling in Russia?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Russia data come from?: The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, male
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.